Hong Kong’s Paul Chan to lead delegation to Italy to showcase tech, boost trade
Science Park to invite eight tech start-up companies to attend Trade Development Council’s symposium in Milan
Hong Kong’s finance chief will lead an 80-strong delegation to Italy this week to showcase the city’s technological breakthroughs and forge closer business ties, with a robotic start-up saying it has already secured orders from European counterparts.
The Science Park told the Post it would invite eight of its start-up companies from industries, ranging from artificial intelligence and robotics to digital health and green mobility, to attend the Trade Development Council’s flagship event, “Think Business Think Hong Kong” symposium in Milan on Thursday.
The event aims to present Hong Kong as the “superconnector” and “super value-adder”, helping firms in the city and mainland China “go global” while linking Italian enterprises to the growth of the Greater Bay Area through business matching sessions.
Before meeting Italian government representatives and enterprises in Milan, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po will head to the United Kingdom to meet the business community at the annual “Hong Kong Dinner in London,” organised by the council.
Ahead of the symposium, new park CEO Terry Wong Ping-sau expressed hopes of attracting more European and Italian companies interested in tapping into the markets in Hong Kong, the mainland and elsewhere in Asia.
“Our core mission is to solidify Hong Kong’s role as the indispensable dual gateway – the nexus for global innovation where technology and capital seamlessly flow both East and West,” Wong said.